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SPONTANEANATION with Paul F. Tompkins

Savannah, Georgia

SPONTANEANATION with Paul F. Tompkins

Paul F. Tompkins

Comedy, Improv

4.94.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2015

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Paul F. Tompkins invites all you wondrous humans to Spontaneanation, and this week he is joined by special guest Melanie Lynskey of HBO's Togetherness! They chat about dropping out of college, what New Zealand looks like from space, and being humiliated in school because of the Australian song Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport. Paul is then joined by improvisers Sarah Burns, Marc Evan Jackson, and Janet Varney,to improvise a story set in Savannah, Georgia. As always, the terrific Eban Schletter scores it all on piano. Celebrate 4/20 by traveling to beautiful Savannah, Georgia and beyond with us!REMINDER IN ALL CAPS: SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH, Paul will record a new standup special at the historic Palace Theatre in Downtown L.A. Ticket info soon!The first LIVE Spontaneanation with Paul F. Tompkins with special guests is on May 2nd at Largo at the Coronet! Get tickets at www.largo-la.com !

Transcript

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0:00.0

Yes, you have arrived at a place that welcomes you.

0:12.2

Why is this place so welcoming?

0:15.8

Because you are a wondrous special creature on this earth.

0:22.2

A human being.

0:27.3

As precious as a snowflake and three times less melty.

0:31.3

Great start.

0:34.9

Hi, guys.

0:36.7

Hey, you know what?

0:40.1

I feel like I could be more casual when I talk to you. Hi, guys. Hi, guys. Hey, you know what? I feel like I could be more casual when I talk to you.

0:40.6

Hi, guys.

0:42.4

What's up?

0:44.5

What are you all about?

0:48.6

Will you sum yourself up for me?

0:54.0

Like just a thumbnail sketch of who you are. And why do you do what you do?

0:59.0

You intrigue me.

1:01.0

Do you wear a hat?

1:03.0

Would you?

1:05.0

Would you? Would you?

1:06.0

Would you wear a hat?

1:08.0

David Mamet wrote this monologue.

1:15.4

And I am reading it exactly as I was instructed to read it.

1:19.7

Taking pauses and no, dashes.

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